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Chinese symbol for “fetishism”

恋物癖
liàn wù pǐ
Traditional: 戀物癖
(sexual) fetishism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fetishism is 恋物癖 (liàn wù pǐ), defined as: (sexual) fetishism.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

恋 liàn
love; to yearn for, to long for
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes
癖 pǐ
craving, addiction; habit, hobby; indigestion
radical 104 ⽧ · 18 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fetishism”

WordPinyinMeaning
恋物 (戀物)liàn wù(sexual) fetishism
拜物教bài wù jiàofetishism
性物恋 (性物戀)xìng wù liàn(sexual) fetishism
恋物狂 (戀物狂)liàn wù kuáng(sexual) fetishism

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恋物癖.

WordPinyinMeaning
同性恋 (同性戀)tóng xìng liànhomosexuality; gay person
恋爱 (戀愛)liàn ài(romantic) love; 个 (gè),场 (chǎng)
恋人 (戀人)liàn rénlover; sweetheart
迷恋 (迷戀)mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by
恋情 (戀情)liàn qíngromantic love
初恋 (初戀)chū liànfirst love
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
怪癖guài pǐeccentricity; peculiarity

See also: Japanese symbol for “fetishism”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.